March 2016 Blog Posts (2)

A campaign to name a multi-million pound polar research vessel Boaty McBoatface, has gained a Twitter following and coverage worldwide.
The name, which gained more than 16,500 votes in an online naming competition, reportedly trended on Twitter during the weekend with a number of Twitter accounts set up using the name.

James Hand, the communications manager and former BBC presenter who suggested the name, initially described it as "absolutely brilliant" but later tweeted an… Continue